Linotype-machine.



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W. H. SCHARF.l

LINOTYPE MACHINE.

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LlNoT'YPE-MACHINE.

Specificatiolfof Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1905.

Application iiled February 15, 1905. Serial Noy 245,665.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HERMAN SCHARF, acitizen of Montreal, in theProvince of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Lino- .tering between them and forming a slug with burs,which render the slug unfit for practical use. The locking orcompressing o`f the assembled line is effected generally by justifyingor space barswhichare wedge shape and after the line is assembled andbefore the casting are driven farther in between the matrices, therebyeffecting what is known as the justification of the line. In many kindsof work, however-such as tables, borders, dash and vertical work-nospacers are employed,` and it accordingly becomes necessary toprovide'some other means forlocking or compressing the line during thecasting operation.

In accordance with the present invention a vise-jaw is provided for thispurpose, and said jaw has a body part and a movable part, the movablepart of which is adapted to be held yieldingly against the line by thebody part. Furthermore, the jaw is constructed so that blank slugs maybe cast at any time and the two parts may be united to form a solid jawwhen it is to be used in connection with justifying or space bars.

The invention will be more fully described in the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a view in perspective, partly broken away, of aportion of a linotype-machine embodying the improvements. Fig. 2 is aview in vertical section, taken on a plane indicated by the line 2 2 inFig. 1 and showing the elevator for the matrices in elevation. Fig. 3 isa detail view, partly in section and partly in elevation, of thevise-jaw. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken on a plane indicatedby the line 4 4 in Fig. 3. Fig. 5' isa sectional view of a nut employedin the improvements.

The assembled line of matrices w is conveyed and held in front of thecasting mechanism by an elevator t of anysuitable form or construction,and Figs. 1 andQ show the elevator in this position, the castingmechanlism, however, being omitted. In this position the elevatorsurmounts the cap or body?) of the improved vise, andl the matrices arepresented between a stationary jaw c and a sliding jaw, which has twoparts-a body portion Z and a movable portion e. The movable portion ofthe jaw has preferably a relatively long face f, which presents towardthe casting mechanism a smooth surface for casting and whereby blankslugs may be cast when desired. This movable portion of the, jaw is alsopreferably provided with one or more guide-pinsl g, which slide incorresponding grooves in the body portion of the jaw 0l.

Between the two portions d and e of the jaw is a spring t, which isseated in a suitable recess in the jaw, wherebythe movable portion e maybe held yieldingly against the lineof matrices by the body portion. Thebody portion its into the cap o, whereit is slidable land has a'rib orprojection c', whereby it is held within said cap. Against the end ofthel jaw a nutZc bears, which nut also ts and is slidable in the capoand is engaged by one end of a screw m, the other end of which has abearing n in the cap. Said j screwv has secured thereto a crank 0, towhich a link p may be pivoted in order to provide convenient means forrotating the screw to force the or compressed against the stationary'jaw cand is ready for the casting to be effected. When the line containsjustifying or space bars, it may be justified in the lordinarymanner-that is, by driving the wedge-shape bars farther into the line,and accordingly means are provided for securing the movable part e tothe body part 0l of the sliding jaw. These IOO means may comprise, asshownin the drawings, a screw r in the body part d, adapted to engage arecess s in one of the guides g. When it is desired to cast blank slugs,the sliding jaw may be moved up to the stationary jaw and, as will beclear from the drawings, the movable portion e will provide a smoothface for casting against. l

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to theembodiment shown and described herein, but that various departures maybe made therefrom Without avoiding the spirit of the invention. i

5 I Claim as my inventionl. In a linotype-maehine, a vise to compressthe line and having a jaw consisting of a body-piece, a movable pieceand a spring between said pieces, said movable piece pre- 10 Senting anelongated face for Casting against. 2. In a linotype-nnaehine, thecombination of a vise to compress the line and having :i jaw consisting'of a body-piece` a movable pieee and a springl between said pieces, andmeans to leek the two pieces together so as to 15 form a solid jaw.

This speeilieation signed and witnessed this 7 th da)7 ot' February, A.l). 1905.

WILLIAM llllllMNN SUllllll. In presence of LOU M. Cox, R. H. ',lnAim.

